Joshua 4:2
Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,”Joshua 4:2
What Does Joshua 4:2 Mean?
Joshua 4:2 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 4, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Joshua 4:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Joshua 3:12“Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.”Exodus 24:4“And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.”Numbers 1:4“And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.”Numbers 13:2“Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.”Numbers 34:18“And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.”Deuteronomy 1:23“And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:”Joshua 4:4“Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:”Joshua 4:8“And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.”Joshua 18:4“Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.”1 Kings 18:31“And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:”Matthew 10:1“And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.”
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